An evaluation of 9-1-1 calls to assess the effectiveness of dispatch-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instructions: Design and methodology

被引：8

作者：

Vaillancourt C. ^{[1
,2
]}

Charette M.L. ^{[1
]}

Stiell I.G. ^{[1
,2
]}

Wells G.A. ^{[1
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Ottawa Health Research Institute, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa, ON

[2] Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON

[3] Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON

来源：

BMC Emergency Medicine | / 8卷 / 1期

基金：

加拿大健康研究院;

关键词：

Cardiac Arrest; Emergency Medical Service; Chest Compression; Automatic External Defibrillator; Cardiac Arrest Survival;

D O I：

10.1186/1471-227X-8-12

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摘要：

Background: Cardiac arrest is the leading cause of mortality in Canada, and the overall survival rate for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest rarely exceeds 5%. Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has been shown to increase survival for cardiac arrest victims. However, bystander CPR rates remain low in Canada, rarely exceeding 15%, despite various attempts to improve them. Dispatch-assisted CPR instructions have the potential to improve rates of bystander CPR and many Canadian urban communities now offer instructions to callers reporting a victim in cardiac arrest. Dispatch-assisted CPR instructions are recommended by the International Guidelines on Emergency Cardiovascular Care, but their ability to improve cardiac arrest survival remains unclear. Methods/Design: The overall goal of this study is to better understand the factors leading to successful dispatch-assisted CPR instructions and to ultimately save the lives of more cardiac arrest patients. The study will utilize a before-after, prospective cohort design to specifically: 1) Determine the ability of 9-1-1 dispatchers to correctly diagnose cardiac arrest; 2) Quantify the frequency and impact of perceived agonal breathing on cardiac arrest diagnosis; 3) Measure the frequency with which dispatch-assisted CPR instructions can be successfully completed; and 4) Measure the impact of dispatch-assisted CPR instructions on bystander CPR and survival rates. The study will be conducted in 19 urban communities in Ontario, Canada. All 9-1-1 calls occurring in the study communities reporting out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in victims 16 years of age or older for which resuscitation was attempted will be eligible. Information will be obtained from 9-1-1 call recordings, paramedic patient care reports, base hospital records, fire medical records and hospital medical records. Victim, caller and system characteristics will be measured in the study communities before the introduction of dispatch-assisted CPR instructions (before group), during the introduction (run-in phase), and following the introduction (after group). Discussion: The study will obtain information essential to the development of clinical trials that will test a variety of educational approaches and delivery methods for telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation instructions. This will be the first study in the world to clearly quantify the impact of dispatch-assisted CPR instructions on survival to hospital discharge for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims. © 2008 Vaillancourt et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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